Peace Building

Efficacy of Peace Operations in Fragile States: Is It Time for a Major Paradigm Shift?

Nikolas Katsimpras | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Peace, Humanitarian Intervention, United Nations, Peace-Keeping, Peace Building, World News
Nikolas Katsimpras

Notions such as globalization and global governance have been balancing between the realism of our increasing interdependence and the elusive comfort of conspiracy theories. The truth is that we have long lost the luxury of denial and we are irreversibly immersed in a system that is immensely interdependent.

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New Survey: Afghans Want Peace, But Not At Any Price

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Reintegration, Peace Process, Afghnaistan News, Afghanistan, Peace Building, World News
Louis Belanger

The future is looking increasingly and dangerously uncertain for millions of ordinary Afghans.

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When Enemies Love And Serve Each Other

Tihomir Kukolja | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Christians, Mediation, Leadership, Conflict, Education, Muslims, Gathering, Transformation, Peace Building, Kingdom of God, Community, Conference, Better World, International, Reconciliation, Renewing Our Minds, Christianity, Religion News
Tihomir Kukolja

How could talking about Jesus directly be constructive at a peace-building conference with participants from numerous faith backgrounds -- Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, atheist and agnostic?

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Blessed Be The Peacemakers: Mourning Dekha Ibrahim Abdi

Katherine Marshall | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Father Babone, Kenya, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, Susie Cohen, Georgetown University, Usip, Wajir, Peace Building, Interfaith Engagement, Conflict Resolution, Religion News
Katherine Marshall

An egg is delicate and fragile, but given the right conditions, it gives life. You have to nurture the fragile potential for peace. Negotiations and peace agreements are just the beginning.

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Catholic Brokers Of Peace: A Conversation With Sant'Egidio's Mario Giro

Katherine Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Mario Giro, Community of Sant'Egidio, Conflict Resolution, Andrea Riccardi, Pope John Paul II, Profiles in Religious Courage, Peace Building, Mozambique Peace, Religion News
Katherine Marshall

Mozambique's success generated an energy for peace. We sensed that we could engage in similar processes in other places. We saw that we, ordinary people coming from ordinary ways of life and communities, could work for peace.

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Where Are Women's Voices for Peace? A Conversation with Sister Joan Chittister

Katherine Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joan Chittister, Feminism, Benedictine, Women's Empowerment, Peace Building, Women Peace Building, Feminism Peace Building, Women and Activism, Christian Activism, Benedictine Order, Women and Peace, Women Conflict Resolution, Feminism Conflict Resolution, Religion News
Katherine Marshall

I am completely convinced that until women are more than token members of any movement and institution, there will never be peace or action on environment or real action on poverty.

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The Supreme Court: Working for Peace Is a Prosecutable Offense

Kay Guinane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Congress, War on Terror, US State Department, 9/11, Non-Governmental Organizations, Ngos, Justice Department, Northern Ireland Peace Process, Peace, War on Terrorism, Humanitarian Aid, Northern Ireland, Hillary Clinton, International Relief Organizations, Peace-Building, Conflict Resolution, Politics News
Kay Guinane

While nobody would argue that the government shouldn't take all necessary and justifiable steps to prevent terrorism, what rational person would argue that turning extremists away from violence runs contrary to that goal?

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The Impact of Cell Phones on Psychology, Community, Culture, Arts and Economics

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mhealth, Cell Phones, Sms, Gps, Noah Samara, Psychology, XM Radio, Pakistan, Berlin, University of Southern California, Eric Schmidt, Arts, App, Kosta Grammatis, China, Iran, Jim Luce, Grand Theft Auto, Russia, Refugee Programs, Millennial Generation, Barcelona, Florie Brizel, Google, IsraelSun.Com., Fortune 500, Germany, World Space, Africa, Economics, GSM Association, Jerusalem, Laurent Hoffmann, Peace Building, Mobile Telephony, Community, Skype, Apurv Mishra, Cellular Towers, Brazil, Haiti, Mobile World Congress, Culture, TED Fellow, American Idol, Deutsche Telekom, Big Brother, Mobilology, Mbanking, Meducation, palomar5, Business News
Jim Luce

To harness power, one must first acknowledge power. To some people, the ubiquitous cell phone is still 'just' a phone. To others, it is so much m...

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